Casa Lara, Italy Real Estate Villa for sale by owner, is a privately
situated country villa with spectacular gardens and productive lands, as featured in 25 Beautiful Homes Magazines. Casa Lara
is located in the verdant, rolling hills of Umbria, "The Green Heart of Italy", just outside the walls of the oldest
known city in central Italy, Amelia. A recently uncovered gate dates Amelia to around the time of the Pyramids.
Prime Location: Rome is a 1 hour drive, less than 1
hour to Orvieto, Todi, Spoleto, Deruta, and Viterb. It is less than 90 minutes to Perugia, Assisi, Tuscania, Tarquinia, the
Civitavecchia cruise port, Montepulciano and the Chianti wine region. Casa Lara is approximately 2 hours to Norcia, Florence,
and Siena and 25 minutes from a main railway station at Orte. There is frequent train service to central Rome in 35 minutes
and 90 minutes to the Fiumicino Airport.
Main House:
Casa Lara dates from the 1600s and has been lovingly renovated. The ground floor has 2 large living rooms with fireplaces,
entry hall, powder room, and formal dining room adjacent to the large, well-equipped kitchen with fireplace. Upstairs are
2 large bedrooms with baths, in addition to the master suite which has a very large marble bathroom, walk-in closet, and terrace.
The 2003 renovation includes a new roof, new windows throughout with triple glazing, thermal glass, wooden shutters, all-new
plumbing and 3-phase electrical power throughout. There are 2 telephone lines, ADSL internet and 3 satellite dishes including
Sky UK and Sky Italia. The house is on a microbiologically safe city water line.
Guest Houses: The larger guest house has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room and living
room. The second guest house is a studio apartment with kitchenette and bathroom.
Land: Casa Lara has more than 17 acres (7 hectares) of productive and scenic farm land. There are
155 olive trees, 45 additional fruit trees, a large modern vegetable garden and a 3-row vineyard which extends 300 feet. The
vineyard annually produces more than 400 liters of wine from its red Merlot, Sangiovese and white Malvasia grapes. Wine and
oil production is sufficient to last all year. Truffles have been harvested every year on the property.
Garden: At Casa Lara there is a vast and mature collection of ever-blooming
flowers. There are any varieties of roses, a shady wisteria arbor and a beautiful formal garden completely fenced in with
a stunning view of the ancient walled city of Amelia.
Additional
Facilities: Casa Lara has a large pool with an adjacent roofed dining room, a separate kitchen building with bar,
barbecue and a wood-fired oven particularly suitable for pizza, roasted game and domestic meats. There is a storage building,
shed, tool space, and covered vehicle parking. Separate buildings for laundry, electrical equipment, heating, air-conditioning,
and water-softening systems are conveniently present. There is also 2 cisterns and a deep well for the garden irrigation system
as well as 2 large, independent LPG gas tanks for heating, air conditioning, and cooking. Additionally there is a remote-operated
electric gate with intercom at main entrance.
€2,000,000
EUR
